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May 23, 2018 77 mins

Journalist, Broadcaster and old friend of the pod, James O'Brien joins Jolyon live on stage at Shoreditch House for an evening of conversation about his life and career, Russia, Brexit, that infamous showdown with Nigel Farage and interviewing his hero, Ian Brown, of course!  

The episode rounds off with a live Q&A with the audience and was recorded on the 17th April at Shoreditch House as part of their series of 'In Conversation' live events. 

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